US hurtling toward population decline even as Americans say they want bigger families, new report warns

Out of work and with 2 teens, this mom may lose food stamps under Trump's changes

Policy experts say new SNAP changes don't address the challenges faced by single parents. They also argue that losing food assistance will only create more barriers for struggling families.

Cost-of-living crisis drives new wave of families to Tauranga foodbanks

Cost-of-living crisis drives new wave of families to Tauranga foodbanks

The Housing Fix That Makes Sprawl Worse

Housing advocates often focus on increasing supply, but demand matters too. With immigration now driving most U.S. population growth, millions of additional homes will be needed in coming decades. Accommodating that growth could require more than a million acres of new development, increasing pressure on farmland, wildlife habitat, and natural resources. The post The Housing Fix That Makes Sprawl Worse appeared first on NumbersUSA.

One chart explains the economy’s terrible baby boomer hangover, Gen X’s invisibility, and millennial and Gen Z irrelevance

The Census Bureau is out with new data, documenting how America has grown over the past six years — or not. One takeaway is clear: the Baby Boomer generation is so massive and has such a stranglehold on the economy that essentially no part of the country is seeing any real population growth among younger []

For Our Kids

As wildfires, floods and other climate disasters become more common, a growing number of people are questioning what kind of future awaits the next generation. Some are choosing to have fewer children. Others are reconsidering parenthood altogether.